Rail tie and fastening



N. CAREY. RAIL TIEYAND FASTENING.

' APPLICATION FILED FEB.20, I920.

Patented June 29, 1920.

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Invenfar I. N. CAREY. RAI'L TIE' AND FASTENING. APPLICATION FILED FEB.20. L920.

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UNITED STATES IDA N. CAREY, 0F TUSGARORA, NEVADA.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENING.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29,1920.

Application filed February 20, 1920. Serial No. 360,113.

the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to This invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in rail tie and fastening therefor and resides in theprovision of a'concrete tie that is reinforced by a number of metallicplates and strips and is strong and durable.

The present invention is designed as an improvement on my rail tie andfastener covered by my United States Patent 1,132,437, issued March16,,1915.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of the rail tieand fastening upon which a rail will be securelyheld and prevented fromnoving to either side.

A further ob ect of the invention resides in the provision of a rail tieand fastening including clamping members for engagement with theopposite sides of the rails to prevent spreading thereof either at thejoint of the rail sections or between the joints.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of arail tie and fastening of the above stated character which will be ofsimple construction and in which all of the parts will be securelyconnected and clamped together to increase the rigidity of the tie andprevent wear thereon due to constant pressure of the rail on the tie.

The invention has for a still further object, the provision of a railtie and fastening of the character stated which will be of simpleconstruction, reliable and eflicient in operation and capable of beingreadily attached and detached relative to the tie.

The invention has for a still further object, the provision of a railtie and fastening of the character stated which may be employed inconnection with the conventional form of rails new ingeneral use.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction,combination and arrangement of cooperating elements as hereinafter morespecifically set forth, claimed and pointed out in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the track constructed with my improvedties and fastening. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional viewtaken vertically through one of the ends of the tie, showing thefastening means in operative position and a rail thereon,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, taken through one of the ends ofthe tie, showing the rail thereon in side elevation,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one end of the tie, showing the membersmounted thereon, and within which are to be engaged the rail clampingmembers,

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the rectangular rail supportingplate,

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of the clamping membersemployed at the rail joint,

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of one of the rail clamping membersemployed along the sections of the rails.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, in which similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1indicates as an entirety the concrete body portion of 'my improved tie,and which is provided upon its upper and lower faces with longitudinalchannels 2 and 3, in which are mounted rectangular metallic plates 4 and'lhese channels and plates extend the length of the tie and the platesare flush with the ends thereof. The outer faces of the plates 21 reflush with the upper and lower faces of the body portion 1.

Formed adjacent to the ends of the tie in the side faces thereof areopposed vertical channels or recesses (3, designed to receive the sideplate portions 7 of an approximately U-shaped bracket member 8 so thatthe outer faces of the plate 7 are flush. with the outer side. faces ofthe tie. An opening 91 is formed in the body portion of the U- shapedmember 8 intermediate the ends thereof and alined with openings in theplates 4 and 5. A bolt 10 having a square body portion is insertedthrough the open ing 9 and alined opening described and through atubular member 11 of correspond ing form and which is embedded in thetie in such manner as to aline with the opening described. The upper endof the bolt 1s rounded and threaded to receive the nut 12 which isturned thereon and countersunk scribed in my Patent 1,132,437, issuedMarch 16, 1915. The cooperation of these elements with the otherelements to be emploved in building up the new tie and fastening hereindescribed will be apparent as the description proceeds. The side plates7 of the member 8 have laterally extending flanges 13 provided withapertures '14 and adapted to have engaged thereon the hook portions 17formed at the opposite ends of the supporting plate 15 by bending theends of said plate- 15 downwardly and inwardly, as shown in thedrawings. The rail supporting plate 15 is also provided with upstandingflanges 16 provided with bolt openings 20 while the bolt openings 18 areformed in pairs in the body or bottom of the plate 15 to aline with theopenings 14 in the flanges 13 and receive the fastening members 19.

To securely hold the rail in position upon the rail supporting plate 15,I have provided 'clampmg members to be employed in pairs and consistingof elon ated rail web engaging strips 21 from the lower edges'of whichextend the central rail base engaging'portions 22 havingextended'upstanding outer edges 23 which are parallel with the upstanding flanges16 of the plate 15 when the clamping members are in position, theupstanding outer edges or flanges 23 engaging the inner faces of theflanges 16 and having bolt openings 24 registering with the boltopenings of the flanges 16 in order that bolts or other suitablesecuring members may be extended through the registering openings 20 and2 1 to securely hold the clamping members in proper position. Theclamping members 21 extend along the web portions of the rails to eitherside of the ties and have bolt openings 25 adapted to register with thebolt openings through the web portions of the rails to draw the clampinr members into clamping engagement wit the opposite faces of the railweb with the .upper edges26 of the clamping members engaging the underface of the tread portions,

of the rail, thereby completely inclosing the web and base portions ofthe rail and preventing movement of the rail in either direction.

These clamping members are adapted for use at the joints of the railsections, the body portions or strips extending to either side of thejoint a sufiicient distance to securely hold the rail in proper positionand strengthen the joint. 'lhe rail sections are designated by thenumeral 27.

For securely clamping the rail sections 27 upon the ties between therail joints, I haveprovided rail clamping members 28 adapted to bearranged in pairs upon the opposite sides of the rail sections and. inengagement with the web portions thereof with the upper edges 29 of theclamping members 28 engaging the under sides of the tread portions ofthe rail sections. The clamping members 28 are extended downwardly andoutwardly from thelower ed es 30 of the main portions thereof, to formthe rail base 15 in connection with which/the clamping members 28 areemployed. The flanges 32 are provided with spaced bolt openings 33registering with the bolt openings 20 of the flanges 1 6 to receiveconnecting bolts, Each clamping member 28 is provided with an upstandingor inclined stay 34 extending upwardly on an incline from -the point ofconnection of the portion 31 of the clamp with the flange 32 thereof tothe main portion or web engaging portion of the clamp 28. at a pointabove the center thereof, thereby strengthening the clamping member andretaining the main portion in clamping engagement with the web of therail. The stay 34 is preferably located at a point between the boltopenings 33, thus bringing the reinforced or strengthened portion of theclamping member over the center of the tie. 1

From the foregoing, it will be ap arent that I have provided a rail tiean fastening which may be employed in connection with the conventionalform of rail and will securely hold the rail fixed in proper positionand form a solid support therefor, all of the rail sections forming eachrail of the track being retained in proper-position with respect to oneanother and the opposite rails of the track prevented from spreadingapart. It will furthermore be apparent that it is unnecessary to provideclamping bolts for engagement through the web portions of therails andthe clamps arranged along the rail section. Furthermore bolts or othersecuring members may not be provided for engagement through the baseportions of the rail sections as the rail sections will be securely heldin proper position upon the tie by the clamping members and railsupporting plates, as willbe clearly apparent by referring to thedrawings. In fact, the only bolts extended through the rail sectionswill be employed at the joints' of the rail. sections as these should beall the 80 flange engaging portions 31 having their from moving out ofposition, although the natural expansion and contraction of the railsections owing to changes of temperature will be permitted withoutinjurytheretoor to the tie and fastenings and without den or of causin anaccident.

hile the i re erred embodiment of the invention has en shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that minor changes may be resorted towithin the scope of the appended claims without departing from thespirit of the invention. 7

What is claimed is:

l. A railtie'and fastening comprising a tie body, a binding member forsaid body and having outwardly directed flanges, a rail supporting platepositioned upon said tie body and having flanges overlapping theoutwardly directed flanges of the binding member, means for securingsaid rail supporting plate in position, and rail clamping members.

2. A. rail tie and fastening comprising a tie body, a binding memberextended around and embedded in said tie body, said binding memberhaving flanges, a rail supporting plate mounted upon said tie body andclamped to the flanges of said binding member, additional means forsecuring said rail supporting plate upon said binding member,

and rail clamping members positioned in said rail supporting plate andadapted to be secured thereto. 3. A rail tie and fastening comprising atiebody, a binding member embedded in said tie body having outwardlydirected flanges, a rail supporting plate positioned upon said tie bodyand having turned back flanges overlapping the outwardly directedflanges of the binding member, means for securing said rail supportingplate to said binding member, and rail clamping members secured to saidrail supporting plate to clamp a rail upon the latter.

4. A rail tie and fastening comprising a tie body, a binding memberextending around and embedded in said tie body, said.

binding member having outwardly extended flanges, a rail supportingplate mounted upon said tie body and having end flanges clamped aroundthe flanges of said binding member, means for securing said rail'supporting plate upon said binding member, said rail. supporting platehaving upwardly extending side flanges, and rail'clamping memberspositioned in said rail supporting plate and having upwardly directedflanges parallelwith and adapted to be secured to the flanges of saidrail supporting plate to retain said clamping members in bindingengagement with the web the base and the under face of the tread of arail positioned upon said rail supporting plate.

5. A rail tie and fastening comprising a tie body, means for reinforcingsaid tie body, abinding member extended around and embedded in said tiebody adjacent the end thereof, means for securing said bind ing memberto said tie body, inclosing and protecting means for the last mentionedmeans embedded in said tie body, a rail supporting plate upon saidbindingmember,

and rail clamping members carried by said rail supporting plate to clampthe rail upon the latter.

6. A rail tie and fastening comprising a pair of rail clamping membershaving portions for engagement with the web of the rail from theunderface of the tread to the base thereof and inclined ortions forengagement with the upper ace of the base from the web to the outer edgeof the base, the clamping members having their outer edges directedupwardly to form flanges directed upwardly, a base receiving railsupporting plate having'upwardly directed side flanges for engagementwith the outer faces of the flanges of said clamping member,

means for securing together said flanges of of said tie, a pair ofclamping members for clamping ,engagement with opposite portions of arail positioned upon said rail supporting plate, said clamping membersand said rail supporting plate having parallel flanges, means forsecuring together the parallel flanges of said rail clamping members andsaid rail supporting plate, and means for reinforcing said rail clampingmembers to retain upstanding portions thereof in parallel relation toprevent movement of the rail positioned therebetween. I

8. A rail tie and fastening comprising a rail supporting plate havingside flanges directed upwardly and end flaiiges turned downwardly andinwardly, a tie body, means carried by said tie body for securing saidrail supporting plate upon the end thereof, said means having flangesfor interlocking engagement with the end flanges of plate, said railclamping members having flanges upstai'iding at their outer edges forengagement with the upstanding side flanges 0f the rail supportingplate, means for securing together the flanges of said rail clampingmembers and said side flanges of said rail supporting plate,said railclamphng members having perforated rall web engaging portions extendedto either side to 10 receive seeuring members extended through the webof the rail to prevent longitild'inal movement of the rail upon saidrail supporting plate. r

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IDA N. CAREY.

Witnesses NEVADA E. DAVIS, G. G. Tmees.

